On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 13:16 -0600, Eric Crist wrote: > On Nov 7, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Marc Fromm wrote: > > > I am new to the linux-type OS environment. For about a week now I have > > tried to do a task which I first thought would be simple-install a > > program like firefox. > > > > > > > > I did "sudo pkg_add -r firefox" as explained in chapter 4 of the > > handbook and received the message: > > > > pkg_add: package 'firefox-1.5.0.8,1' or its older version already > > installed > > > > > > > > I then tried to uninstall firefox like this: > > > > sudo pkg_delete -d -f firefox-1.5.0.8,1 > > > > It appeard to uninstall. > > > > > > > > I next did "sudo pkg_add -r firefox" again and it did this: > > [snip] > > > > Firefox now does not work at all and if I rerun the pkg_add command it > > states firefox-1.5.0.8 is still installed. > > > > Isn't the latest 2.0.0.9? > > > > > > > > I tried to instructions at firefox and they did not work: > > > > http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Installing+Firefox+on+Linux > > > > Marc, > > There are a couple of things you can try. First thing to note, > however, is that Linux instructions for software installation will > not, typically, work on FreeBSD systems. > > You should verify that the package is actually uninstalled. > # ls /var/db/pkg | grep firefox > > You should get nothing back. If you do get something, remove each > item with the following command > # pkg_delete <name> > > <name> should be each item in the list from the previous command. > > Once you've verified it's uninstalled, try the pkg_add command again: > # pkg_add -r firefox > > Now, if this doesn't work, try installing from your ports tree. Do > this with the following command: > # cd /usr/ports/www/firefox && make install clean > > If you're using csh/tcsh as your shell, make sure you type rehash so > that your PATH gets re-read for new binaries/etc. > > Let me know how this goes! > > ----- > Eric F Crist > Secure Computing Networks >
Just a quick note -- instead of ls /var/db/pkg, you can use pkg_info -Ix I'm betting it's a rehash issue, or if you're using a bourne type shell, just reload the shell. You're right that 2.0.0.9 is the latest version of firefox; I'm using 2.0.0.7 right now. My advice is that if you want newer packages, learn how to use ports. It's generally newer than the packages built remotely. If you're using FreeBSD -release branch, I think ports is the only way to get new new software. -release has a snapshot of packages for pkg_add and they're known to be stable and not updated much at all, if ever. -stable has newer packages for pkg_add, and -current breaks sometimes. James _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
